St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-20
FROM DULUTH.
Yesterdays Events in the City by the
Lake.
THE WARRINGTON IN PORT.
Unsatisfactory Grain Showing The st.
Paul & Duluth New Short Line.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi. Sept. 19.-The
United States steamer Warrington with
Capt. Horace Elmer, light house inspec-
tor for this district, and Capt. George
Scott, sailing master, arrived in port at
10 o'clock last night, strictly in the line
of routine duty. The Warrington will
leave lumber for repairs at the house on
Superior entry. 1t is also distributing
fall supplies of coal to Lake Superior
stations. The Warrington will clear
when the weather permits.
This afternoon Capt. Alex McDOugall,
G. +. Johnson, Collector Moore, j. L.
Rose and Prof. Pkopps went on board
the Warrington to interview Capt.
district. These gentlemen are all con-
versant with the needs of the harbor as
regards lights, etc, and the inspector
will probably be able to learn more of
the needs and demands from these re-
preventative men than he could from a
buShel of weather communications.
One thing that ought to be done for Du-
luth is to put the light house under con-
troll of the Duluth collector of customs
so that its affairs may be inteliigently
administered. 1t is absurd to have Du-
luth harbOr lights controlled by man
away down at Marquette. AS the queS-
spector can see the necessity of them
himself.
A POOR SHOWING.
Wheat in store here to-day foots up a
rather discOuraging total of Isl 1856
bushels, of which 1853, 4S3 bushels are
No. l hard. 1t is decrease
from last week of 1861 bushels.
A year ago at this time there were in
store in Duluth elevators total of
5,707, $40 bushels, an increase for the
week of 1, 121. S41 bushels. The light re-
ceipts this year are accounted for by the
fact that rains have impeded threShing
and that Minneapolis millerS. with large
orders ahead for flour, became alarmed
at the small receipts and sent agents
through the country to buy all the old
and new wheat that they could lay their
hands ON, the result being that they
have had nearly all that has been sent
forward, Receipts here will probably
increase from this time. There were ON
track this morning $50 cars.
A NEW SHORT LINE.
The new short line of the st. Paul &
Duluth is fast approaching completion,
and when finished it will be of the ut
most benefit to Duluth. j. j. Elliott,
Vic CO1CIdctoI, says lldt GIeIo Is upon
this piece of road the largest clay fill to
be found upon any line Of road this side
of Chicago. This stupendous embank-
ment is 10 feet high by 334 feet at the
base and extends for distance of five
stations or over 500 feet. 1t is pierced by
stone culvert four feet by six feet, 335
feet long, and is situated mile and half
out of Thomson. There is also upon
this work rock cut, out of which $4,000
feet of solid rock have been successfully
blasted, and there is not single bridge
trestle along the whole line, thus afford
solid road bed, at present only for a
Widened to DAD admit of the laying s g"s Of two D
tracks whenever they may be needed
There are at present 900 men and 200
teams employed and the work Is being
rushed to completion as rapidly as pos
sible.